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It took my a while to understand that Arbormetrics is first and foremost a safety company. The planning work is secondary. Know that coming in. Arbormetrics provides safe employees to the utility companies and then your Forester provides the bulk of the area specific training. Every Forester does things differently and has unique challenges based on conditions and location. 
Utility companies choose these companies based on their safety rating. So safety is EXTREMELY important. I would go so far as to safe that safety is weaponized in this industry. This is not a knock on Arbormetrics it's just the state of things in the whole industry.
If someone wants you gone it will be done with safety infractions. Considering that the average human makes at least 5 errors an hour you can expect to make mistakes. Just hope that noone wants you gone. 
Just make sure that you take safety very seriously. If you are not aware of the safety culture in this industry Arbormetrics will teach you. Plenty of safety meetings. 
It's a bit of a challenge balancing the safety stuff with the demands of the actual job. A lot of this will depend on what type of forestry specialist you are assigned to. It gets easier the longer you stay though. Management expects you to be able to recite all the safety guidelines verbatim by heart when quizzed.  That seems a bit unreasonable to me. It's more important that you understand the concepts than it is to repeat them  like some robot on command.  
The job is more of an office job than a labor job. That caught me a bit off guard.  Probably 60 percent of your time is data entry, safety courses, meetings,phone calls and emaiIs. f you do not like paper work or auditing then you will not like the job. It's a whole lot of counting trees and creating data spreadsheets for Upper management. The data is useful to them in the bigger picture, but slows everything to a crawl. You have to move fast enough so that the tree crew doesn't catch up and you have to do this without making mistakes in both tree count, data entry codes and safetly. Hint: it's not possible, but make sure safety is first on the list.  Everything in this industry is gray and up for debate.  Hope that you have a Forester that isn't petty.  Understand coming in the the process is fundamentally flawed and that's always the case in this industry because it's dynamic/constantly changing. What was the rule last week is now incorrect this week. Don't let anyone make you feel as though you are doing a horrible job over minor errors. Everyone is making them. 
So far, overall, the job has been a great learning experience. The company is well intentioned and provides you with all the information you need to succeed. Management gets a bad wrap, but they are in the same boat as the ground people. Dealing with constant criticism, change, and implementation of new procedures. A lot of the times the new procedures are poorly though out, but clearly well intentioned.  It would help to get input from the ground people prior to implementing procedures. Overall, I am happy with Arbormetrics. 

Typical day- Employees do not typically report to an office.  All positions are contracted to a utility or municipality.  Employees leave from home and report directly to the job site.  Hours are generally flexible on start/stop time.  You get a lot of time outdoors and get to meet a lot of people.  

I have gained a lot of experience with project management and arboriculture at this job.  There are a lot of disciplines that can be mastered here:  forestry, communications, project management, GIS, computers in general, and safety.  

Management is supportive and very responsive.  Managers are promoted from within so they have a great insight into the daily tasks and challenges of employees.  There is a very strong commitment to the safety of employees and it takes precedence over everything else.  Since most employees are remote, employees may not see management in person very often.  

The workplace culture is remote.  Employees do not see other co-workers very often.  Employees are supported and encouraged to collaborate on conference calls.  Continual performance improvement is highly stressed and the company will pay for certifications and educational opportunities.  Safety is a very large part of the culture to the extent that committees are formed by employees to drive safe work practices.  

The most challenging parts of the job are working remotely and not seeing co-workers, the ability to work productively under minimal supervision, and the level of attention to detail. 

The most enjoyable parts of the positions are as follows: flexible schedule to provide excellent work/life balance, good pay/benefits, having a take home vehicle/cell phone, and the opportunities for advancement.  

I have worked for several companies as a utility arborist and Arbormetrics is clear and away the best company to work for.   They definitely stand by their motto: "People are our Power".  

As a developer for ArborMetrics, my day to day typically involved stand up meetings, writing some code, speaking to client, writing more code, speaking to co workers and then changing the code I just wrote to be more like the legacy code. 
I learned a lot from the job, my knowledge of complex database management and legacy system migration grew exponentially.
Management is hit or miss. In my experience, management has always been patient, understanding, and helpful. However, outside forces can cause some strain on management and thus, the employee.

Hardest part of the job is estimating timelines for deployments. It wasn’t uncommon for co-workers, management, clients, etc to ask me to do something that I know would take longer than their expected timelines. Also, this is anecdotal, you will be micromanaged to an absurd degree. That it’s just part of the job. If you are interviewing for a programming position, please know that your code will constantly be ripped apart and one bad commit will lead to leads calling you and complaining.

Management was welcoming, the work life balance for the most part was very nice. 




When I was at Arbormetrics, I worked as a utility forester identifying potential tree and vegetation hazards along powerline rights-of-ways that could cause disruptions to electrical service and damage to electrical equipment. The work was very meaningful and important, and the work-life balance was great! It's hard to beat a 4-day work week (10 hour days) and a 3 day weekend on most weeks. Also, there is simply no better office than the great outdoors!  

The only real complaints I have about my time working there is the underwhelming compensation and the lack of PTO between my hire date and 1 year anniversary. That said, I will acknowledge that this is an entry level position,  so I'd say the compensation was alright - for entry level and especially compared to what other utility contracting companies pay their employees.
I do think the company should offer at least one week of PTO upon hiring, as a morale boost and to encourage retention.

All in all, I would, and have, recommended ArborMetrics as an employer!

I was hired at a low rate for my qualifications. They told me after 90 days that they would re evaluate at which time they only gave me the standard $1 raise even though I was performing and qualified for more. They then proceeded to pass me up for advancement and hired a much less qualified individual for more $$. It was only after someone else had filed an official complaint (which by that time I’d quit)) that they finally advanced a well qualified woman who had been with the company several years, to the advanced position and comparable salary. If you work for them make sure they pay you appropriately. Otherwise it’s not a bad place to work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The flexibility, working outdoors, and getting a company truck

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Managing hazards in the outdoors

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I thought it was tight-nit and supportive, but it turned out that the the person training me did not do so properly, and I was expected to do things I had never done before, leading to me being fired with no opportunity for defending myself.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving from reactive point to reactive point looking for vines and trees growing close to transmission lines.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working outside and the sense of accomplishment when setting up work schedules. Working closely with customers to come to mutually beneficial solutions.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Knowing that there are time schedules to be met and dealing with difficult customers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Safety focuo, customer focused and employee driven.

Great opportunity to work outdoors. Marginal benefits are overshadowed by excessive monitoring and company tracking. Employees are gps tracked, cell phones monitored, social media monitored and tracked. Limited opportunity for professional growth and certifications are not rewarded. Management is based on quilty until released with limited to no support from immediate supervisors and management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I can’t think of anything that is good. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No support from management. No room for advancement. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Safety issues are brushed over and not taken seriously.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Company can’t provide basic supplies for the job.

ArborMetrics is a great place to work. I am encouraged to further my career and supported in education. The pay is good and benefits are superb. They truly care about the employees and provide support for anything that you need to be the best you possible. 

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